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Sept 22, 1942- R. lc. FlNcH 2,296,244

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VPatented Sept. 1942*y i UNITED STATES 4Pli'riazN'r @oi-Fics u 2,296,244 w f FILING ELEMENT Raymond Finch, .Tamestown. N. Y., assigner to Art Metal Construction Company, Jamestown, Nt Y., a corporation of Massachusetts i lApplication member 12, 1941, serial Naaz'assi soiaimi. (ci. 12s-16:1)

This invention relates to card illes and is more particularly concerned with ,a novel idea and original arrangement in which an indicator slide or signal is associated with a support such as a card or similar element and a transparent sheath attached to the card as by clasping the latter and also by interlocking therewith. The inven.`

tion will best be understood by reference to the following description wheny taken in connection 1. The combination of a transparent sheath with the accompanying drawing of one specific 'embodiment thereof, while its scope will. be

claims.

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pointed out more particularly i the appended Fig. 1 is a front elevation of an index or file card and indicator arrangement embodying the on an enlarged scale with parts broken away and in vertical section, the better toV illustrate the construction:

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on line 4 3-3 of Fig. 2:

Fig. 4 is a vertical *sectional viewonline 4-4 25 vide a flange and a channel between said flange of Figi: and

Fig. 5 is awfront elevation of the slidable indicator.-

Referring to the. drawing and to the embodifurther secured to the sheet 8 as by an interlock-r ing arrangement now to be described.. To this end, the sheet O'is folded at i2 to provide a re` bent or upturnedfiange Il (see Fig. 4), while the sheath i0 is folded at it to provide a rear wall il and a front wall 20, the latter in turn being folded at 22 and turned downwardly to provide a flange 24, thus producing a channel 26 which receives the upturned ilange il of the sheet 8. j

The upturned flange Il is provided with one or more, herein a horizontal series of openings 2l for cooperation with van indicator slide 30 which ls disposed behind the flange il and is horizontally slidable to cover the openings 2B in sequence for the purpose of indicating a desired condition which may represent percentages, dollars, locations, and other desired infomation.

To facilitate sliding Aof the indicator, the latter is provided with an upstanding handle 22V extending above the upper fold 22l oi the sheath to enable it to be grasped easily. To prevent accidental upwardv withdrawal of the indicator, the latter is provided with one or more, herein two tongues 24 bent or oilset forwardly (see Fig. 4)

55 locked with and\ sliding horizontally from the plane of the body of the indicator so -f folded tol provide a rear wall vand a front wall, the latter, in turn, being folded downwardly to provide a flange and a channel between said flange and said front wall, a sheet having an upturned flangeL received in said channel and provided with one oi' more openings visible t ough said' .front wall, and -an indicator slide lf -ving one or more upwardly directed tongues received in said channel at the rear of said upturned flange, said indicator being horizontally slidable to present one or more portions of its i area to view through said opening or openings.

2. The combination of a transparent sheath havingia-front wall folded downwardly to proand said front wall, a sheet having an upturned flange received in said channel and provided with one or more openings visible through said front mail, and an indicator slide disposed at the rear 3o of said upturned flange Aand horizontally slidable to present one or more portions of its area to view through said opening or openings. l

3. The combination of a transparent sheath,

.having a fron'iwall, a sheet attached to and supporting said sheath and provided with a horizontal 'series' of openings visible through said front wall, andan indicator slidable horizontally behind and having a portion visible through said openings in succession by reason oi' the hori- 40 `zontal movement and the horizontal, serial ar rangement oi' said openings.

4. The combination of a transparent wall, a .i

sheet supporting said wall and provided with a horizontal series of openings visible through said wall, and an indicator horizontally slidable be`-.

hind and having a portion visible through said openings in succession by reason lof its horizontal movement and the horizontal, serial arrangement of said openings and visible through a plurality of said openingsr simultaneously.

5. The combination of a sheath having a y transparent wall, a sheet -clasped by'said wall and provided with a horizontal series of openings visible through said wall. and an indicator interlthin said sheath behind said openings and visible therethrough. i RAYMOND C. FINCH. 

